Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the covid-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the program. But she was reassured by the knowledge that Medicaid would provide postpartum coverage for her and her daughter, Oakleigh McDonald, who…
The Trump administration has declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. Yet in its feverish purge of federal health programs, it has proposed eliminating the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and its annual funding of $1.4 billion. That’s one of many disconnects between what the administration says about…
That is the title of a paper by Arnold and Priestley (2025). They examine whether gun purchase wait periods impact suicide rates using both variation in gun laws by state over time as well as variation in a county’s distance to the nearest state without a waiting period. First, some background on US gun purchase…
Healthcare and benefits leaders must step up to provide menopausal women with the full-spectrum care they need to protect musculoskeletal and metabolic health for lifelong strength and well-being. The post Menopausal Women Deserve Better Obesity Care appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] In an interview, Redox CEO Trip Hofer shared why the company is well-positioned to facilitate the push for the nationwide exchange of electronic health information facilitated by the TEFCA framework. The post How Redox is Future-Proofing Healthcare Data as Interoperability Standards Evolve appeared first on MedCity News.
Talkspace introduced Talkcast on Monday, an AI-powered feature that allows therapists to generate personalized podcast episodes for clients. The post Talkspace Introduces AI-Powered Personalized Podcasts appeared first on MedCity News.
From September 15 to October 15, we are joining the nation in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, a month which honors the diverse cultures of Americans whose ancestors represent countries in Central and South America, the islands of the Caribbean, Mexico, and Spain. During this time, Crothall Healthcare wants to shine a spotlight on our Hispanic…
At the heart of this fight are the patients whose lives quite literally depend on Medicaid. But we are also fighting for the caregivers who show up every day, the children who rely on stability, the families who rally around their loved ones, and all those whose lives are shaped by access to care. The…
That is the title of my recent paper with co-authors Denise Clayton, Glorian Yen, Lincy Geevarghese, Yulin Shi Anem Waheed. The abstract is below. IntroductionParoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare blood disease associated with complications that increase morbidity, such as thrombosis and chronic kidney disease. Limited data exist regarding complications among treated patients outside…
Los republicanos insisten en que los recortes del presidente Donald Trump a Medicaid buscaban reducir el fraude y poner a trabajar a más adultos beneficiarios del programa. Pero los efectos secundarios pueden incluir menos atención médica para niños enfermos. Algunos hospitales infantiles podrían perder miles de millones de dólares en ingresos una vez que se…